Chapter 9:

Nano predicament

The broken bond


The boy's head began to hurt really bad. He couldn't even feel his body. He tries to wake up from bed but his body seems too weak. He opens his eyes slowly adjusting to his surrounding. He saw a young boy wiping off his sweat. He looked handsome and somewhat familiar. As the boy wiped his forehead he got a hold of the boy's wrist. The boy just patted him on the head so that he would know he is safe right now. 

"Miguel, is he awake?," he could hear the same voice before he drifted away. He saw a beautiful blacked hair woman with emerald eyes and smiling so kindly. "Can you move ?" she asked. All he could do was nod no. As hours when by he could feel his strength returning to him. He waked up from the bed and looked around. It looked like a clinic. He senses someone was entering the room and his body became defensive. It was the boy who was beside him a few hours ago wiping his forehead and comforting him. 

"Here is your meal, Can you eat it on your own," the boy asked. He replied yes. The boy place the food on his lap and sat on a stool beside the bed. He started to wat his meal which tasted delicious. After the meal, the boy started asking him questions "What is your name," the boy asked.

"Tadashi, and you are?". " I am Miguel . Do you remember what happened to you ? "Miguel questions him. Tadashi's memory was still hazy, it gave him a fright. How could he forgot on how he got here. Miguel explained to him how they found him lying unconscious in the middle of the night in the forest and his conditions to him. None of it seems real to Tadashi. All he could remember was he was reading a book in his room in the palace and taking a hike to find a rare flower. 

A lot of questions run through Tadashi's head. Did this boy kidnap him? Are they telling the truth? What are they going to do to him? 

A purple eyed man with white hair  and tan skin entered the room. It was none other than the head mage from the council. Nano knew the palace is in chaos because their youngest prince  who haven't had the bonding ceremony is missing. Before he could think what to do and deliver the prince safely to the palace without making anyone suspicious. " Why am I here, head mage, do you think the royal family would keep silent while you imprison me here," the prince frantically threaten Nano masking his fright in is tone. " Please be at ease your highness, no one here will harm you. You have my word. Do you remember  anything before blacking out ," Nano calmly said.

He could still see that the prince has his guard up , Nano felt lost on how to make the Prince to feel at home, so that the prince would not pose a imminent risk to his family sanction. Then Luna along with Miguel came into the room. "Good evening Your Highness. How are you feeling. Do you fell any pain anywhere," Luna said while stood beside her. The prince body relaxed and she felt his forehead to sense any gloom was left in his system. 

Tadashi realized that this people worked so hard to ensure that he stays alive and they are not here to take his life. It would make sense because he is not his brother Rehan. He was just a political product from alliance between Nihon and Zenaad. " Head Mage, I know you didn't do anything sly to harm my life or you would have not risk your life to safe mine. The palace would not know about this matter but give me this boy then i will keep my word," putting Nano in a predicament.  The weight of responsibility bore down on him, and the flickering candlelight in the room cast ominous shadows on his furrowed brow. Nano's eyes, usually filled with determination, now betrayed a hint of anxiety. He couldn't shake the gnawing fear that clung to him like a shadow. The stakes were higher than ever, and the safety of Miguel and rest of his children hung in the balance.